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Tall East Texas Pine Tree
Tall East Texas Pine Tree
kristie380


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Black & White (Classic Editing)
Camera: Sony DSC-P50
Location: Stephen F. Austin State University
Date: Jun 2, 2002
Aperture: 3.9
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/60
Date Uploaded: Jun 2, 2002

 This was taken at Stephen F. Austin State University in East Texas. We have these tall pine trees all over campus.

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Place: 42 out of 153
Avg (all users): 5.8846
Avg (commenters): 6.6957
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Avg (non-participants): 5.8525
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 06/09/2002 11:56:00 PM
nice shot, you used the sun to your advantage.
RIM BlackBerry Curve
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
 06/09/2002 09:31:00 PM
lens flare works well for this shot
Nikon D3100
 06/09/2002 02:37:00 PM
I love the angle that you shot this from and the "star" of light. Very well done.
Sony DSC-F717
 06/07/2002 04:32:00 PM
Really nice. Offers the viewer the feel of really tall, nicely done. I got no idea how to improve this shot, or even if it needs improvement. It's less than a "jump out and get you" subject, but there is appeal, so that's really all I can say constructive or other. Photo 9 Creativity 6 B&W 8 total 7
Canon PowerShot G2
 06/06/2002 12:41:00 PM
Sun star makes it a lot more interesting.
Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)
 06/05/2002 11:03:00 PM
Good job of incorporating but limiting the sun flare.

Do you know what kind of pine this is? I have a similar shot somewhere of a Monterey Pine we planted after Christmas when I was about 10 -- it's thick branches start much lower than these...
Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 06/05/2002 03:53:00 PM
I like the tones of this. Are getting any comments about the tree being too dark? It looks great to me. Bery good texture on the bark. This would make a nice print.
HP PhotoSmart C618
 06/05/2002 11:34:00 AM
Great use of light. Did you use a star filter? Very good contrast IMO. The tree kind of cuts the shot right up the middle, but I am not sure you had a lot of choice about that to maintain context. I gave this one an 8.
 06/05/2002 10:21:00 AM
Cool shot. Not that you could have controlled it, but if the branches on the left weren't there I think it would be better.
Pentax K20D
Tokina AF 28-80mm f/2.8 AT-X 280AF Pro for Pentax
 06/05/2002 08:35:00 AM
the sun is a nice 'touch' in this.
Panasonic DMC-FZ50
 06/04/2002 10:39:00 PM
tall is right! great angle, makes it look a mile up! good job.
Sony Alpha a6400
Sony E 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS
 06/04/2002 10:38:00 PM
Nice shot! The lens flare adds a nice touch to this one... :)
Canon EOS-10D
 06/04/2002 03:32:00 PM
i love this. the angle is awesome and i tried to get the same flare on my own picture, but it doesn't really work on a cloudy day!:) great shot.
Nikon D100
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Nikon
 06/04/2002 01:09:00 PM
Not a terribly exciting subject, but good texture in the bark of the tree and good contrast between branches and sky. Like the sunburst.
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8
 06/04/2002 05:58:00 AM
Good that you held some detail in the dark shadows of the tree. I wouldn't mind a little more, though, esp. at R.
Sony DSC-P50
 06/04/2002 12:03:00 AM
nice shot. i like the positioning of the sun in this photo.
Sony DSC-F707
 06/03/2002 09:08:00 PM
nice angle with sun in back ground
Nikon D70
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 06/03/2002 07:43:00 PM
Nice picture. The lower left smaller tree is distracting, though
Kodak DX3900
 06/03/2002 07:19:00 PM
Great perspective. Perfect placement of the sun. Very well done.
Canon EOS-30D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 06/03/2002 05:56:00 PM
Effective backlighting... very good job.
Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 06/03/2002 04:08:00 PM
Neat shot.
 06/03/2002 12:43:00 PM
good tonal range
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF 90-300mm f/4.5-5.6 USM
 06/03/2002 06:27:00 AM
Great shot!! I especially liked how you captured the sun and the height of the tree!! Well done!
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 06/03/2002 05:28:00 AM
is the flare suppose to be there?
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